to patent an invention
1patent of invention — patent (of invention) n. The granting of a right or authority by the federal government; the document granting that right or authority; an exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention granted to the inventor of a unique device or process… …
2patent of invention — noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention • Syn: ↑patent • Derivationally related forms: ↑patent (for: ↑patent) • Hypernyms: ↑document, ↑writt …
3patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 …
4Patent — Pat ent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patenting}.] To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands. [1913 Webster] …
5Invention of radio — Great Radio Controversy redirects here. For the album by the band Tesla, see The Great Radio Controversy. Contents 1 Physics of wireless signalling 2 Theory of electromagnetism …
6patent — / peɪtəntˌ pætənt/ noun an official document showing that a person has the exclusive right to make and sell an invention ● to take out a patent for a new type of light bulb ● to apply for a patent for a new invention ♦ ‘patent applied for’ or… …
7patent — / peɪtəntˌ pætənt/ noun an official document showing that a person has the exclusive right to make and sell an invention ● to take out a patent for a new type of light bulb ● to apply for a patent for a new invention ♦ ‘patent applied for’,… …
8Patent pool — In patent law, a patent pool is a consortium of at least two companies agreeing to cross license patents relating to a particular technology. The creation of a patent pool can save patentees and licensees time and money, and, in case of blocking… …
9invention — noun 1 new thing ADJECTIVE ▪ latest, new ▪ modern, newfangled ▪ brilliant, ingenious, wonderful ▪ …
10invention — A creation of something new. Within the meaning of the patent laws:–an operation of the intellect, a product of intuition, of something akin to genius, as distinguished from mere mechanical skill. 40 Am J1st Pat § 40. A word impossible of… …
